Privacy policy

Effective 21 October 2026

This policy covers the PacePod app for Android (com.xabierjauregi.pacepod), developed by Xabier Jauregi ("I", "me").

Data the app collects

I don't collect any personal data. PacePod has no servers of its own. Nothing you enter in the app (speeds, presets, settings, distance) is sent to me or to anyone else over the internet.

The only network traffic comes from the Google Mobile Ads SDK, which loads the ads. See Advertising.

Data stored on your phone

To remember your preferences, PacePod saves these values in the app's private storage on your phone:

• your settings: units, speed step, presets, cadence mode, calibration factor, Bluetooth name, language and appearance;
• the last speed you set, so the app doesn't send 0 if you reopen it during a run;
• your phone's original Bluetooth name, but only while PacePod has renamed it (see below), so it can be restored;
• a count of how many times you have started broadcasting, used only to show a full-screen ad every third start;
• your ad consent choices, saved by Google's consent tool in the standard IAB TCF format.

No other app can read this storage. It is deleted when you clear the app's data or uninstall PacePod.

What PacePod sends over Bluetooth

While you are broadcasting, PacePod acts as a standard Bluetooth Running Speed and Cadence sensor. It advertises a sensor name (PacePod by default) and, once a device connects, sends your current speed, cadence and the distance covered in that session, once per second.

Like any Bluetooth footpod, the sensor is visible to Bluetooth devices nearby, and any of them can connect and read these values. They contain no personal information. Broadcasting stops as soon as you tap Stop, either in the app or in its notification.

On Android, a sensor can only advertise the phone's own Bluetooth name. If you turn on "Rename phone Bluetooth while broadcasting" in Settings, PacePod changes your phone's Bluetooth name while broadcasting and restores the original name when you stop, or the next time you open the app.

Advertising

PacePod is free and shows ads: a banner at the bottom of the broadcasting, Settings and Help screens, and a full-screen ad after every third time you start broadcasting. The ads are served by Google AdMob, a service of Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited.

To choose, deliver and measure ads, the Google Mobile Ads SDK in the app may collect:

• your device's advertising ID;
• your IP address, which Google may use to estimate your general location (country or city);
• device and app information, such as the phone model, operating system version, language and app version;
• how you interact with ads, such as views and taps;
• diagnostic data, such as crash logs and performance data from the SDK.

I don't receive this data in a form that identifies you. AdMob only gives me aggregated reports, such as the number of ads shown. Google processes the data as described in Google's privacy policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

Consent (EEA, UK and Switzerland)

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, PacePod shows a consent message from Google the first time you open it, before any ad is requested. You can accept personalised ads, or refuse them. If you refuse, Google may still show non-personalised ads, which are based on the general context (such as your approximate location) rather than your profile. The legal basis for personalised advertising is your consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)).

You can change your choice at any time by clearing PacePod's data (Android Settings › Apps › PacePod › Storage › Clear storage). The consent message then appears again the next time you open the app. This also resets your PacePod settings.

Controlling ad personalisation

On Android you can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalised ads, in your phone's settings (Settings › Google › Ads, or Settings › Privacy › Ads, depending on the phone). You can also manage how Google personalises ads at My Ad Center.

Permissions

• Nearby devices (Bluetooth): to advertise the sensor and let your training app connect to it. PacePod does not scan for other devices and does not use your location.
• Notifications: to show the ongoing notification with the current speed and a Stop button while broadcasting.
• Foreground service: to keep broadcasting while the screen is locked or another app is open.
• Internet and network state: used only by the Google Mobile Ads SDK to load ads.
• Advertising ID: lets the Google Mobile Ads SDK read your device's advertising ID, as described under Advertising.

Third parties

The only third-party code in PacePod that sends data off your phone is the Google Mobile Ads SDK, including Google's consent tool (User Messaging Platform), described under Advertising. PacePod has no analytics of its own. When you download the app from Google Play, Google may also collect information as described in Google's privacy policy. Your training app is a separate product with its own privacy policy.

Children

PacePod is not directed at children under 13, and its ads are not targeted at children. I don't knowingly let children's data be used for personalised advertising. If you believe a child is using PacePod and want their ad data removed, contact me and reset the device's advertising ID.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. If a future version of the app collects new kinds of data, this policy will be updated before that version is released.

Contact

Questions about this policy or the app: x.jauregi96@gmail.com